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The Dismantling Used Wooden Pallets Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slip/trips due to clutter
- manual handling
- 2. Safety Check
- Faulty safety equipment
- inadequate safety signages
- 3. Dismantling tools check
- Poor condition of tools
- incorrect tool usage
- 4. Pallets selection
- Infested pallets
- damaged pallets
- 5. Initial Breakdown
- Splinters
- falling objects
- 6. Nail Removal
- Sharp objects
- improper disposal of nails
- 7. De-nailing
- Cutting
- piercing injuries
- 8. Sanding
- Dust inhalation
- eye injuries
- 9. Assembly Check
- Unstable pallets
- poor quality materials
- 10. Secondary Breakdown
- Splinters
- falling objects
- 11. Cleaning Up
- Manual handling
- slip/trip on loose materials or clutter
- 12. Quality Assurance
- Defective product from using defective pallets
- 13. Material Disposal
- Manual lifting
- incorrect waste disposal
- 14. Tool Clean-up and Maintenance
- Sharp edges
- chemical contacts
- 15. Unsafe area due to unmanaged waste
- Slip/trip hazards
- fire hazard from combustible waste
- 16. Reporting and Documentation
- Errors in record keeping
- missing documents
- 17. Staff Training
- Inadequate staff training
- non-compliance
- 18. Emergency Preparedness
- Lack of emergency procedures
- inadequate equipment
- 19. End of Work Assessment
- Risk of future hazards due to overlooked current hazards
- 20. Storage and Delivery
- Improper pallet storage
- transportation accidents